Some of the things you will hear before giving birth to your second child are:“Your heart will expand”“You never knew you could love so much”“Is your toddler.. ready, excited, going to be jealous”“Are you ready?”But do they tell you this will be a hard transition? It...
You have the positive pregnancy test and there could be a wide range of emotions you are feeling. I know for us it was a little bit of shock, fear, denial, confusion, and excitement. Once you have processed those emotions, now what? How do you prepare yourself, your...
You want to involve your baby in all the holiday fun, but you don't want to break the bank because you know they won't remember or show as much excitement as an older child. Well, this is the right place for you. I have carefully curated this list to include several...
There are essentially two forms of art with children PROCESS and PRODUCT art. Different people value different things when it comes to art (and child-rearing in general), but there are two main differences with process and product art. Process art values the...
If you have a toddler, you may be considering transitioning out of the crib. You most likely have many questions and concerns. Every transition with children is challenging and we begin to second guess ourselves because we want the best for them. While I do have my...
Thinking about gifts for an infant is challenging because they cannot tell you what they want and really they don't need or want much. Babies also don't remember or have much of a reaction to their first Christmas, but parents and loved ones often still want to get...
If you love all things Autumn and sensory play, but need some fresh new ideas, then you have come to the right place. We do some sort of sensory play daily. There are days I feel more motivated and have planned ahead, but there are also days I haven't planned anything...
You have seen the beautifully designed Pikler triangle and you understand its benefits for infant and child development. You are ready to buy one, make one, or you already own one, but then the concern comes about what if your child doesn’t want to climb, gets too big...
It has been a year since I first started my journey as a stay at home mom (SAHM) alone. Yes, I have been at home for more than a year, but I do not count the 6 weeks where my husband was also home for paternity leave. I was so...
Even though my dad was a musician and I married a musician, I do not have a musical bone in my body. I sing off key. I cannot keep a rhythm. I have only a handful of children’s songs memorized (and most of them are the classics). Does that stop me from immersing my...